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Mighty Zeus is not being kind to us, and it appears as if his fury has caused another downpour on our wonderful city. So with a heavy heart, we have decided to postpone that magical event, the monthly Mumbai Blogger Meet scheduled for today. Abandon not thy hope, fair blogger, for we shall simply postpone […]

Ladies and gentlemen, we are pleased to announce that AnarCapLib has been nominated at the IndiBloggies for Best Topical IndiBlog. This is both a happy and sad moment for me. Happy because I’ve contributed a bit to this site and it’s been nominated. So in a way, I feel as if I have been nominated […]

Shanti says that married men who watch porn by themselves are committing “mental infidelity”, which is just as wrong as physical infidelity.

Which is funnier? Kiruba’s latest post about some film star being caught naked on tape by a hidden camera? Or the reaction from his conservative Chennai readership that is aghast that Kiruba is not setting a good example for his readers?
There are comments about the “ethics of blogging”. Some people even think college kids […]

Fark.com is full of weird headlines and even whackier “discussions”, but once in a while something thought-provoking does indeed make an appearance. An example is this story from UK. Short version: Son finds out from mother that she was raped by their neighbour a week earlier. Son goes to confront rapist neighbour, who allegedly says […]

I thought Maharashtra’s compulsory playing of the national anthem in movie theatres was outright silly (forced imposition of “respect” has always rubbed me the wrong way), but this story beats that hands down:
Mexico Fines Woman For Bungling National Anthem

A woman who fumbled a few phrases of Mexico’s national anthem while singing the song before a […]

Poor Sameer over at Opti-mystic is finding that he needs all the Opti-mysm he can get because not enough people are submitting their entries for the next Blog Mela. So do your bit and either write something interesting, or nominate something you found elsewhere, won’t you?

I’m happy to report that MT-Blacklist is no longer needed on this site. In its place is a spanking new image-based security code system. It shouldn’t pose too much of a problem for you folks.
This is just for you, CK, because you asked for it and we all love you so much. ;)

Via Fark.com comes this story:

A judge today wiped out a couple’s debt of £384,000 which had spiralled out of control from an original loan of £5,750 due to “extortionate” interest rates.
Tony and Michelle Meadows, from Southport, Merseyside, faced losing their home after they were taken to court by London North Securities for failing to […]

In my last post on anti-discrimination laws, I asked whether the readers of this site saw the need for laws against discrimination in hiring people.
In the comments section, Sameer asks a question, which immediately rules out any chance of his membership to the Cartel. :)
quote SuperSam:
“Without a law, how would you ensure that the […]

Just a quick plug here, folks: The next Blog Mela will be hosted on my site, so please do head on over and nominate your favourite posts. Remember, you too could rig win your way to a $10 Amazon gift voucher from Shanti Aunty.

OK, here’s a good one for you wannabe Cartel members. Let’s hear your stand on this issue.
I’m sure most of you know that USA has numerous laws in place that make it illegal to discriminate against employees on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and national origin.
So quite simply, if you […]

The International Society for Krishna Conciousness (ISKCON) would like you impressionable and misguided young fools to know that Bollywood movies are demonic and “the aim of most Bollywood movies is simply to destroy morality and India”.
Oh, and one other minor point: please do not, at any cost, fall in love and then decide to get […]

Cricket madness has seized this country once again and Sony is back to televising the tournament with its regular band of clowns, freaks, and other assorted circus characters in “Extraaa Innings”. (No sign of Venkatesh “Mumbling” Prasad so far, but nobody has silenced Kris “Switched Mouth with Arse” Srikanth yet.)
The tarot card reader Ma Prem […]

Globalisation supporters rejoice! The restaurant chain, Hooters, is planning to come to India. Known for its “Hooter girls”, I wonder whether they will set up shop in Mumbai. The darn Shiv Sena, vigilant guardians of our “culture”, is sure to shut them down within a day.
And if they open in the south, finding, er, […]

Aloha.
As the de facto webmaster of this site, I keep making minor improvements to this site, mostly at the instance of the pester-power of the markup-challenged owner. :)
All comment boxes on AnarCapLib now have a formatting toolbar that let you write some HTML to format your comments.
Here’s a bonus for you readers: there are still […]

Somebody ought to tell Jivha that 01 April was more than three months back.

Unless he’s serious, in which case the Cartel offers its condolences. Maybe he can finally take a vacation.

Update: Seeing that the Indian blogosphere is running low on quality posts in the last week or two, anyone want to suggest a good […]

Before The Cartel pronounces its verdict on our new Finance Minister’s budget, what are the opinions of AnarCapLib readers? Are you happy? Sad? Excited? Depressed?
If you have written an opinion on your own blog, send a trackback to this entry.
Update: Nilu asks a valid question:

In a typically of the Indian way of doing things, […]

CK, ever the troll, now stoops to insulting libertarians by saying that we must be unemployed to spend so much time debating.

Libertarians on the other hand seem to be largely jobless or they have jobs which are not very demanding - out of curiosity what do members of the cartel do in real life […]

So you’ve already heard from Yazad that we’re devising an exam for entry into the CapLib (Capitalist Libertarian) Cartel for deserving men and women. WTF, you ask? You can’t believe that such a thing can actually happen? Well, here are some possible reasons for having a proper “entrance exam” for entry into this august body:
1) […]